Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy

Newcastle United Reserves and Academy
Full name Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy
Nickname(s) The Toon, The Magpies
Founded 1892
Ground Reserves: Whitley Park/St James' Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Ground Capacity 1,000/52,387
Manager Reserves: Peter Beardsley
Academy: Joe Joyce
League Reserves: Barclays U21 Premier League
Academy: Barclays U18 Premier League
2013–14 Reserves: 21st
Academy: 5th

Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy are the reserve and academy teams for the Premier League club Newcastle United.

Reserves

The reserve team plays in the Barclays U21 Premier League. It also participates in the Northumberland Senior Cup each season. Newcastle Reserves play their home games at Whitley Park, the home ground of West Allotment Celtic, and also at the first team stadium St James' Park. In previous seasons the team has also played at Gateshead International Stadium, the home ground of Gateshead, and Kingston Park, the home ground of Newcastle Falcons.

Honours

League Winners
Cups Winners

Current players

As of 1 February 2016
Professionals (players born after 1 January 1994)
Nationality Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
Switzerland Kevin Mbabu 19 April 1995 DF Switzerland Capped at Under-19 level Servette 2013
England Tom Heardman 12 September 1995 FW
England Liam Smith 28 September 1995 MF 2002
England Rolando Aarons 16 November 1995 MF England Capped at Under-20 level Bristol City 2012
England Jamie Sterry 21 November 1995 DF
England Ivan Toney 16 March 1996 FW Northampton Town 2015
EnglandTurkey Daniel Barlaser 18 January 1997 MF Turkey Capped at Under-17 level Swalwell Swifts 2006
England Freddie Woodman 4 March 1997 GK England Capped at Under-19 level Crystal Palace
England Callum Roberts 14 April 1997 FW Whitley Bay Sproggs 2005
Players currently out on loan
England Macaulay Gillesphey (at Carlisle United) 24 November 1995 DF Cramlington Juniors 2011
Slovakia Ľubo Šatka (at York City) 2 December 1995 DF Slovakia Capped at Under-21 level MFK Dubnica 2012
England Alex Gilliead (at Carlisle United) 11 February 1996 FW England Capped at Under-20 level Swalwell Juniors 2011
England Adam Armstrong (at Coventry City) 10 February 1997 FW England Capped at Under-18 level Newcastle City Juniors 2006

The Academy

The academy team plays in the Barclays U18 Premier League and is only for players 18 and below. Home games are played at the academy base at Little Benton, located to the immediate south of Newcastle United's training ground, Darsley Park.

As an ambitious club with aspirations of European football, the objective of Newcastle's Academy is to develop players and their football-playing abilities to their fullest potential, so that these players might someday contribute to Newcastle's success on the pitch. This is made possible by guaranteeing the best training, education and management to the region’s most promising players. Newcastle is among those teams that run an Academy for their youth players without actually having their own youth training facility. This means that the youth teams practice at different locations, in facilities rented from universities or from the city. However, they are in the process of building their own purpose-built Academy.

The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-9's up to the flagship Under-18's. They play their home games at academy base at Little Benton, located to the immediate south of Darsley Park. FA Youth Cup home games are usually played at St James' Park.

Honours

League Winners
Cup Winners

Current players

As of 26 January 2016
3rd Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1996 and 31 August 1997)
Nationality Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
England Jamie Cobain 11 November 1996 DF
England Adam Laidler 14 November 1996 DF Whitley Bay Sproggs 2013
England Callum Williams 4 February 1997 DF Wallsend Boys' Club 2011
England Liam Gibson 25 April 1997 DF Beamish FC 2008
2nd Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1997 and 31 August 1998)
Nationality Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
England Dan Ward 30 September 1997 MF Seaham Red Star 2014
England Jack Hunter 14 October 1997 MF Wallsend Boys Club
England Lewis Suddick 28 October 1997 DF Cramlington Juniors 2006
England Sean Longstaff 30 October 1997 MF North Shields Juniors 2006
England Ben Smith 30 October 1997 GK Cleveland Hall 2010
England Luke Charman 9 December 1997 FW
England Louis Johnson 16 December 1997 FW Marton FC 2009
Northern Ireland Michael Newberry 30 December 1997 DF Northern Ireland Capped at Under-19 level Red House Farm 2009
England Ben Pollock 6 January 1998 DF
England Stefan Broccoli 4 February 1998 MF Arsenal 2014
England Jamie Holmes 8 February 1998 FW Newcastle East End 2010
England Jake Trodd 9 April 1998 DF Walker Central 2006
England Paul Woolston 14 August 1998 GK England Capped at Under-17 level Sunderland 2013
1st Year Scholars (players born between 1 September 1998 and 31 August 1999)
Nationality Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
England Shane Donaghey 15 September 1998 MF Walker Central
Ghana Gideon Adu-Peprah 25 September 1998 DF Manchester City 2015
England Callum Smith 1 October 1998 FW
England Craig Spooner 20 October 1998 MF Cramlington Juniors
England Ben Kitchen 23 October 1998 DF
England Nathan Harker 5 November 1998 GK Cramlington Juniors 2012
England Dan Lowther 14 December 1998 MF Cramlington Juniors 2007
England Mackenzie Heaney 2 January 1999 MF England Scotland Capped at Under-16 level Walker Central
England Owen Bailey 22 January 1999 MF North Shields Juniors 2007
Scotland Owen Gallacher 6 April 1999 FW Scotland Capped at Under-16 level Ryton Blacks 2013
England Yannick Aziakonou 13 April 1999 DF Westgate
England Oliver Long 18 April 1999 MF Southampton
England Lewis McNall 24 April 1999 FW Gateshead FC 2007
Schoolboys or unknown status
Nationality Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
tbc Thomas Allen tbc tbc
tbc Kieren Aplin tbc tbc North Shield Juniors
England Cameron Armstrong tbc GK
England Liam Bell tbc MF England Capped at Under-16 level
tbc Lewis Gibson tbc tbc
England Jai Grant tbc tbc
tbc Matty Longstaff tbc tbc North Shields Juniors
tbc David Lowrie tbc DF
tbc Kieran Olsen tbc tbc
England Carl Robinson tbc GK
tbc Kurtis Russell tbc tbc
England Kieran Stoker tbc GK
tbc Oliver Walters tbc tbc
tbc Kelland Watts tbc tbc
tbc Brandon Williams tbc tbc
tbc Adam Wilson tbc tbc
Players currently out on loan
Scotland Kyle Cameron (at York City) 15 January 1997 DF Scotland Capped at Under-17 level Northburn 2008
England Brendan Pearson (at Gateshead) 1 February 1997 GK Haydon Bridge United 2007

Notable former Academy and Youth Team players

Many players from the Newcastle United Academy go on to have careers in professional football, whether at Newcastle United or at other clubs. The following is a list of players who have represented their country at full international level and/or have played regularly at a high level of club football. Those in bold have been capped at full international level.

Awards

'Wor Jackie' Award

Awarded to the best young player of the year, named after legendary local player Jackie Milburn.

Jack Hixon Award

Named after Jack Hixon, a local scout who found several North-East youngsters who went on to become Professional Footballers.

Manchester United Premier Cup's Most Valuable Player

References

External links

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